James Nasmyth: Engineer

Etext of James Nasmyth's
Autobiography

[Life in Edinburgh in the 18th and 19th Cent. His artist father. Travels
in England and Europe. His factory and inventions including the Steam
Hammer. Pursuit of astronomy after an early retirement]
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James Nasmyth: Engineer, An Autobiography.
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